Zibbe

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of East Central German dialectal origin, first attested in the 19th century, from Proto-Germanic *tibbǭ; akin to Icelandic tebba (“vixen”) and perhaps English tib (“working-class woman”).[1] Further related to German Low German Teev, Dutch teef, Old English tife, all meaning “female dog, bitch”.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɪbə/
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Noun

Zibbe f (genitive Zibbe, plural Zibben)

  1. (regional) ewe, nanny goat
    Synonyms: Mutterschaf, Ziege, Zicke
  2. (technical) doe hare, doe rabbit
    Synonym: Häsin
  3. (dialectal or archaic) female dog; bitch
    Synonym: Hündin

Declension
Declension of Zibbe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zibbe die Zibben
genitive einer der Zibbe der Zibben
dative einer der Zibbe den Zibben
accusative eine die Zibbe die Zibben

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “tib(b)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 515
  2. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “teef1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading
  • “Zibbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zibbe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zibbe” in Duden online
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